Here is a set of photos of the protest by the privately-owned el-Hennawi Tobacco Company workers that took place in front of the Ministry of Labor in Cairo, 5 August… Courtesy of Farah Koubaissy…
Click on the pic below…
The Company is located in Damanhour, the Nile Delta, but a delegation of workers traveled to Cairo to protest during a meeting held between the Ministry of Labor officials and Talaat el-Henawwi, the company owner. The workers were demanding their social bonuses, as well as impeaching their corrupt local union officials… You can read more about the protest in the following two Ad-Dostour reports: Here’s one… and here’s two…
Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist from Cairo
hossam [at] arabawy [dot] org
alzaher
August 16, 2007 - 12:21 PMهما دول الستات ولا بلاش
الست منهم بألف راجل
Hossam el-Hamalawy
August 16, 2007 - 5:48 PMفعلا.. مشاركة النساء في الاضرابات العمالية الأخيرة كانت رائعة.. وهو ده الحل الوحيد لتحررهم